persona

per·so·na  (pr-sn)

n.

1. pl. per·so·nas or per·so·nae (-n) A voice or character representing the speaker in a literary work.

2. personae The characters in a dramatic or literary work.

3. pl. personas The role that one assumes or displays in public or society; one's public image or personality, as distinguished from the inner self.

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[Latin persna; see person.]

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persona [per-soh-na, -nee]

Noun

pl -nae the personality that a person adopts and presents to other people [Latin: mask]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	persona - an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" theatrical role, role, character, part personation, portrayal, characterization, enactment - acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture bit part, minor role - a small role heavy - a serious (or tragic) role in a play hero - the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem ingenue - the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play name part, title role - the role of the character after whom the play is named heroine - the main good female character in a work of fiction baddie, villain - the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction
	2.	persona - (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty" image appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life Carl Gustav Jung, Carl Jung, Jung - Swiss psychologist (1875-1961)

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persona

noun personality, part, face, front, role, character, mask, façade, public face, assumed role